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Each year, roughly 0.5% of Ohio students graduate with degrees in human services.
In other words, every year an estimated 1,786 human services professionals graduate from Ohio's 53 human services schools.

Top Schools

Ohio State University-Main Campus, which is located in Columbus, is the top-ranked school in Ohio that has a human services program. It received a ranking of 14th in the country in 2010.
In 2010, Ohio State University-Main Campus graduated 305 students from its human services program.
Ohio State University-Main Campus charged in-state students $9,420 in tuition fees per year.

Case Western Reserve University, which was ranked 22nd nationwide in 2010, is the second-ranked school in Ohio that has a human services program. It is located in Cleveland.
In 2010, 139 students graduated from Case Western Reserve University human services program.
Case Western Reserve University charged in-state students $37,648 in tuition fees per year.

The third-ranked school in Ohio with a human services program is Ohio University-Main Campus, which is located in Athens. In 2010, it was ranked 27th nationwide.
33 students graduated with degree in human services from Ohio University-Main Campus in 2010.
Tuition at Ohio University-Main Campus was $9,603 per year.

Cost

If you choose to attend a Ohio human services school, average tuition will be $12,481 per year. However, tuition at your particular institution may range from $1,735 per year to $37,648 per year.
The Ohio human services schools with the highest tuition rates in 2010 were:

Case Western Reserve University - located in Cleveland, students are charged $37,648 per year

Xavier University - located in Cincinnati, students are charged $29,970 per year

Capital University - located in Columbus, students are charged $29,310 per year

The human services schools that charged the lowest tuition rates in Ohio were:

Sinclair Community College - located in Dayton, students are charged $1,735 per year

Lorain County Community College - located in Elyria, students are charged $2,570 per year

Lakeland Community College - located in Willoughby, students are charged $2,916 per year

A human services degree from an Ohio school... what next?

In Ohio, the largest numbers of human services professional work in the following counties:

Delaware County - 2,980 human services professionals

Cuyahoga County - 2,740 human services professionals

Dearborn County - 2,480 human services professionals

Projected Growth

The government projects that by 2018, the number of human services professionals in the state of Ohio will grow to 18,990. This would require a 10% growth in the profession.

Salary

On average, human services professionals earn a salary of $32,925 per year in Ohio state.
In 2010, however, some Ohio human services professional earned as little as less than $15,690 per year or as much as more than $71,410 per year.
On average human services professional earn the most in the following Ohio counties:

Allen County - $42,700 per year

Auglaize County - $36,080 per year

Fulton County - $35,880 per year

The Ohio counties with the lowest average salary for human services professionals are:

The human services professionals with lowest average salaries in Ohio were:

Human Services Care Specialist - $38,610 per year

Human Services Program Specialist - $27,240 per year

More Information

Take a look at the graphs and charts below for additional Ohio statistics regarding a career in human services and to compare salaries with a variety of related fields such as human services or sociology.